diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp.c b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
index fe11128d7df4..38b9a6276a9d 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
@@ -3445,6 +3445,7 @@ int tcp_abort(struct sock *sk, int err)
 
 	bh_unlock_sock(sk);
 	local_bh_enable();
+	tcp_write_queue_purge(sk);
 	release_sock(sk);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c
index 14ac7df95380..a845b7692c1b 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ static void tcp_write_err(struct sock *sk)
 	sk->sk_err = sk->sk_err_soft ? : ETIMEDOUT;
 	sk->sk_error_report(sk);
 
+	tcp_write_queue_purge(sk);
 	tcp_done(sk);
 	__NET_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk), LINUX_MIB_TCPABORTONTIMEOUT);
 }